Umbrella
Yashima, Taro Oblong aqua cloth. There are light-colored stains to the cloth edges, largely affecting the front, upper and lower edge areas. It also affects the upper 5/8" of the spine. Foxing to the first and last couple of leaves. Without names or bookplate. Foxing to the verso of the dust jacket. Small chips to the corners and spine ends. A few small edge tears of 1/2" or less. Price of $2.50 to the front flap. Caldecott Honor title. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall- $150
- $150
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Dr. Seuss Pictorial boards. Bumps to the spine ends and lower corners. Minor rubbing along the lower board edges. It is otherwise quite nice, tight and very good or better. The dust jacket has chips to the corners and spine ends. Overall light wear. Spine is a bit sunned and appears more blue than green. A 1/2" tear to the lower, rear edge and another of 1/4" to the same edge. Price of 250/250 to the lower, front flap. Conforms to all the first issue points of Younger & Hirsch. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall- $400
- $400
The Polar Express
Allsburg, Chris Van Oblong maroon cloth, lettered and decorated in silver. With the complete number line and a matching date to the title. A very clean, unmarked copy but there is a slight spine lean. Without names or bookplate. The dust jacket has two tears of about 1/8", otherwise very minor wear. Price clipped. Without the Caldecott Award medal to the front. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 32 pages- $175
- $175
Rowena Teena Tot and the Runaway Turkey
Maroon cloth with a full front cover color plate. Illustrated endpapers. A very clean, tight copy. Without names or bookplates. The dust jacket has small chips to the corners and spine ends. Some wear along the front flap fold. Price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Becky’s Birthday
Yellow cloth. With no additional printings. Minimal wear to the spine ends and corners. Nearly fine. Without names or bookplates. The dust jacket has small chips to the corners and spine ends. A few short tears and some light soiling. Price of $3.00 to the front flap. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 47 pages The Black Pearl
Black cloth, stamped in silver. Stated "First Printing" and with matching date on the title page. Signed by the author, without inscription, on the dedication page. Minor bumps to the upper corners. The dust jacket with minor chipping to the spine ends. Wear along the spine. Price clipped. Newbery Honor title. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 140 pages; Signed by Author Mourka The Autobiography of a Cat
Red cloth and red boards. Light bumps to the corners and spine ends. The interior is very clean and tight. Unmarked. The dust jacket has a 1 1/4" tear along with some associated creasing to the upper spine edge. Chipping to the spine ends and corners. Wear along the spine edges. Price of $3.95 to the front flap. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall Juanita
Turquoise cloth and boards. First printing with the Scribner's "A" to the lower, title page. Signed, inscribed by Politi with a 3 1/4" sketch in color. Covers with light edge wear. The dust jacket has chipping to the corners and spine ends. Additional chipping along the upper edges. There are a number of short edge tears. One longer tear of about 1" to the upper, front edge. Price of $2.00 to the front flap. Caldecott Honor title. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; Signed by Author A TALE of WHOA
Oblong black cloth and pictorial boards. There is some wear to the corners, otherwise very clean and tight. Unmarked. The dust jacket has a ragged tear of 1 1/2" to the lower, front and another to the upper spine of about 2 1/2". Chips to the spine ends. Price of $1.00 to the front flap. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall Happy Birthday to You!
Glossy illustrated boards. The first issue with the seven white dots, as described by Younger & Hirsch. There is some minor edge wear. A slight spine lean. The interior is unmarked and tight. The dust jacket has some light wear and creasing to the edges. A few short tears. Some fading to the spine. Price of $2.95 to the front flap. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall Skwee-Gee
Yellow cloth and pictorial boards. States "First Edition". Bumps to the spine ends. Wear along the lower board edges. Some toning to the endpapers. The dust jacket has a tear of 4" angling up from the lower spine and into the lower, front panel. There is an associate crease as well. Minor chipping to the corners. There is a 1" area of chipping to the upper spine/front edge area. Small chip to the lower spine. Price of $1.50 to the front flap. A scarce title by the illustrator of Little Toot. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall A Research on the Eucalypts Especially in Regard to Their Essential Oils.
Original brown cloth, lettered in gilt to the front. There is a new spine in green cloth, lettered in gilt. New endpapers. With many plates, some in color. Also includes many in-text illustrations with line drawings. There is some wear and chips along the upper and lower cover edges. Very tight and without names or bookplates. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall Scamper’s Christmas More about the White House Bunny
Orange cloth, lettered in black. Staining from the binder's old glue to the endpapers. Former owner's name to the upper front free endpaper. The dust jacket has some fairly minor chips to the spine ends and corners. Several small tears and lighter edge wear. Price of $2.00 to the lower, front flap. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 71 pages Calendrier Des Enfants. Albums Du Père Castor.
Illustrated stapled wraps. With lovely illustrations in color by Rojankovsky. Covers with only minor wear. Without names or bookplate. The original tissue dust jacket is held to the inside covers with a spot of adhesive to the front and rear flaps. Has some minor chipping along the upper and lower edges and a couple of small chips to the spine. Laid in loose is a four-page folded Calendrier des Enfants for 1937 which appears to also be illustrated by Rohankovsky although it is not signed. Also laid in loose is a folded Calendrier for 1938. This one is printed in black on a light blue background. Each of these additional pieces is in fine condition. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall The Wild Swans and Other Stories for the Nine Year Old
Green boards. A large, full cover plate to the front. Eight color illustrations by Cameron. There is a 3/8" chip to the lower spine end, some wear and some chipping to the upper spine. The endpapers are toned. A former owner inscription dated 1914 in pencil to the front free endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall The Funny Little Woman
Oblong green cloth. States "First Edition". Very minor bumps to the lower corners and minor wear to the spine ends. Without names or bookplates. The dust jacket has a 2 1/4" tear to the upper, front, near the spine. This has an old tape repair to the rear. There are a few other 1" tears and some creasing about the edges. A few edge chips. Price of $5.95 to the front flap. The Caldecott Award is mounted to the front. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 40 pages Cinderella; Or, the Little Glass Slipper
Small quarto cloth spine and pictorial boards. The front is in color and the rear is illustrated in grays. There are ten pages of text, five to the front and five to the rear. The two-page centerspread is a beautiful color chromolithograph and sewn at the center are several shorter pages of different widths, also in chromolithography, that tell a story as one turns the pages. There is a 1" tear to the lower edge of the full centerspread. All of the shorter pages are fine. The colors are lovely. Light wear and soiling to the covers. Toning to the endpapers. Very tight. ; Pantomime Toy Books; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall Peeps Into Picture-Land, with Twenty-Four Pictures in Full Colour
Red cloth spine and pictorial boards. With 24 full-page color illustrations. Wear to the corners and spine ends. Rubbing and some soiling to the covers. Partial repair to the front and rear hinges. There is a short tear to the fore edge of the front free endpaper. A very scarce, early Attwell title. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
The title to the front reads, "Aladdin Or the Wonderful Lamp". Small quarto cloth spine and pictorial boards. The front is in color and the rear is illustrated in grays. There are ten pages of text, five to the front and five to the rear. The two-page centerspread is a beautiful color chromolithograph and sewn at the center are several shorter pages of different widths, also in chromolithography, that tell a story as one turns the pages. There is a 3/8" tear to one fore edge of the full centerspread. All of the shorter pages are fine but for the upper edge of two which have a tiny abrasion from sticking to the page opposite. The colors are lovely. Light wear and soiling to the covers. The hinges show some splitting. The text block is shaken. All of these Pantomime Toy Books are quite scarce. ; Pantomime Toy Books; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall Little Henry and the Tiger
Pictorial boards. States "First Edition". Some rubbing and wear to the edges. A 1" scrape to the upper, front. The interior is unmarked and tight. The dust jacket with chips to the corners and spine ends. There is a 1" tear to the upper spine, a 1" scrape to the upper, front that matches the front cover. Other lesser wear. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall Life Story, the Story of Life on Our Earth from its Beginning Up to Now
Oblong black cloth, decorated in gilt. With the date on the title page and no additional printings. Minor bumps to the spine ends, a few finger marks to the covers. A crease to the upper, front free endpaper. Without names or bookplate. The dust jacket has some chipping at the upper spine/front panel area. A 1" tear to the upper, front edge. A 1/2" tear to the lower, rear. A few other shorter tears. A large price clip to the upper, front flap. ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall